TR-1: Notification of major interest in shares
Lonrho Plc
(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales)
(Registration number 2805337)
(JSE share code: LAF; ISIN number: GB0002568813)
(“the company”)
26 March 2013
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are Lonrho PLC
attached: ii
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying
financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please
specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
BlackRock, Inc.
notification obligation: iii
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on
th
which the threshold is crossed or 25 March 2013
reached: v
th
6. Date on which issuer notified: 26 March 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
Holding has gone below 5%
reached: vi, vii
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction
x
if possible using Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights
the ISIN CODE of of of rights
Shares Voting shares
Rights Direct xii
Direct xi Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0002568813 136,540,658 136,540,658 N/A N/A N/A N/A Below 5%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
xiii xiv
instrument date Conversion Period rights that may be rights
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
xix,
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights
xvii xx
instrument price date Conversion instrument refers to
xviii
period
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
N/A Below 5%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited – Below 5%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
13. Additional information: BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
14. Contact name: Jim Hughes
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7016 5105
South African Sponsor
Java Capital
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